Energy Efficiency

The company running the power grid in the six New England states is making a costly and environmentally…

A coalition of environmental groups is suing the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in court to reverse FERC’s…

It’s time for New England’s power grid operator, ISO New England, to start giving the climate crisis the…

By John Moore, Director & Gillian Giannetti, Staff Attorney The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) held its annual…

 May 9, 2018 by Bruce Ho, Senior Energy Advocate The New England power grid is growing more resilient and…

By Miles Farmer, NRDC Alum With Gov. Cuomo promising to announce a comprehensive energy efficiency strategy for New…

The New England power grid is rapidly changing as energy efficiency and wind and solar power increasingly replace…

This is part of a series of blogs on NRDC’s new report, “America’s Clean Energy Frontier: The Pathway to…

The Trump Administration continues to promote its “coal above all” mantra. Department of Energy Secretary Perry claimed last…

Part of NRDC’s Year-End Series Reviewing 2016 Energy Developments As 2016 fades away in the rear-view mirror, we…

By John Moore, Senior Attorney, The Sustainable FERC Project The Clean Power Plan requires states to take grid…

The latest edition of the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) report on long-term power supply and reliability…

By Miles Farmer, NRDC Alum Promoting Competitive Provision of Primary Frequency Response Service (RM15-2). In February 2015, FERC…

October 20, 2015 by John Moore, Senior Attorney, The Sustainable FERC Project Written with the assistance of David…

By Jennifer Chen, NRDC Alum Accurately forecasting electricity demand is critical to ensuring that grid operators plan for…

EPA’s just-released Clean Power Plan final standards will cut carbon pollution from our nation’s power plants while protecting…

Carbon-free energy and reliable electric service are like cookies and ice cream; while they’re good on their own,…

This post originally appeared on Green Tech Media here. How to design capacity markets to ensure a flexible…

By Jennifer Chen, NRDC Alum The Department of Energy (DOE) recently released its first installment of its Quadrennial…

An electric power industry organization has issued a new report on the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposal to cut…

Power plants are responsible for about 40 percent of our country’s carbon dioxide emissions that drive climate change. …

A new report by energy industry policy expert Paul Centolella provides regulators and utilities with timely recommendations on…

States can meet or exceed the proposed limits on dangerous carbon pollution from power plants while preserving the…

By Jennifer Chen, NRDC Alum In response to last winter’s Polar Vortex, which stressed much of our nation’s…

The electric power industry is changing, driven by many factors. Leading the way are quintessential marketplace factors like…

This post was updated following the public release of the study. The Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed Clean Power…

Some energy industry observers recently have made much ado about concerns that the Mid-Continent Independent System Operator (or…

[symple_box color=”green” text_align=”left” width=”100%” float=”none”] Last winter’s extreme cold weather, coupled with flaws in the power markets, drove…

Terrific news! A federal court today upheld in its entirety the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) groundbreaking electric…

By Stacey Steep, Legal Fellow with the Sierra Club This month, PJM, the largest grid operator in the country,…

Apr 29, 2014 by John Moore and Allison Clements In the grip of the “Polar Vortex,” much of…

A cold Sunday morning in Washington, DC isn’t when you would expect to find hundreds of utility regulators…

By Vignesh Gowrishankar, NRDC Alum As most of us in the eastern half of North America can testify,…

Opponents of power plant pollution control standards waved the red herring of grid reliability at a congressional hearing…

By Seth Kaplan, Vice President for Policy and Climate Advocacy at the Conservation Law Foundation Dealing with the…

Electric transmission grid managers routinely face grid planning challenges like aging infrastructure, power plant retirements, and a changing…

In the field of electricity regulation, the primary goal of a capacity market is to ensure that sufficient…

Sep 25, 2013 by Seth Kaplan, Vice President for Policy and Climate Advocacy at the Conservation Law Foundation. First,…

The Sustainable FERC Project’s priority is to accelerate the deployment of clean energy resources into America’s electricity transmission…